| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 65.9% | 4,270 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 32.9% | 2,133 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 74 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | +23.7% |
| 2020 | +34.0% |
| 2024 | +33.0% |
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,270 | 2,133 | 6,477 | ||
| D | 4,293 | 2,091 | 6,480 | ||
| D | 3,474 | 2,069 | 5,939 | ||
| D | 3,277 | 2,280 | 5,557 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 2,120 | 5,492 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | ExeterCity | New HampshireState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 87.3% | 87.9% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.1% | 1.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 5.1% | 2.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 6.4% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 0.6% | 1.6% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.4% | 4.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $87,346 | $99,031 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 7.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 43.8 | 43.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 6.9% | 8.7% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.4% | 20.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 57.4% | 40.6% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.8% | 7.9% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.5% | 2.6% | 13.6% |
| Tagalog (incl. Filipino) | 1.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| French (incl. Cajun & Haitian) | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Irish 24.7% | Irish 20.6% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 17.9% | English 18.3% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Italian 13.5% | French 10.5% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 19.1%County context | 16.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3.8%County context | 4.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 71.3%County context | 72.8% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Exeter sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.0 points.
A population of 9,964, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,346 describe the city.
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